More Opinion – Page 282
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OpinionBlog: Brand names versus name brands
Christopher Lee of New York practice Mass Studio looks at the effects big European names are having in the US
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OpinionBlog: Grant Gibson in Milan
In his photo diary from the Milan Furniture Fair, Grant Gibson finds a super-size candlestick, the world's worst jazz band and a gem by Shigeru Ban
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OpinionMaking a wasteland of space
Architects and councils may love elegant piazzas, but if the public is indifferent then they need to be rethought
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OpinionFuture design: waving or drowning?
The Italians’ trademark hand waving extends to design, but where will it all end?
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OpinionRail deserves a Euston Arch
Computer-generated images are so unreliable that we can still hope that Leo A Daly’s new building for Euston Station will be a good deal less banal, or indeed downright ugly, than its perspective view suggests (News April 13).
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Get rid of the tat
Rather than worry about the re-erection of the Euston Arch, which has now taken its place in history for good or ill, we should be more concerned with the present station.
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Public interest
“Most people going to architectural events are architects” says Fred Manson of Open House (News April 13).
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Charter surprise
I confess to having been, like Tom Jestico (Debate April 13), publicly very critical of the RIBA chartered practice scheme.
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Solid gold show
It was wonderful to see BD offering a platform for a review of Andy Goldsworthy’s magnificent show at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Culture April 13).
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Modern horrors
Can you explain why so many “modern” buildings look like household appliances or even the packaging they come in?
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OpinionShould a sports stadium be built on the Maze Prison site?
Ciaran Mackel argues a new stadium would symbolise the country's positive future, while Alan Jones says the Maze should be left untouched as an aide-memoire
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To have and hold
The tricky question of a suitable wedding gift for Terry Farrell and Mei Xin Wang has been plaguing Patricia Brown, chief executive of the Central London Partnership.
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The write stuff?
Talking of ambitions, Jack Pringle does not step down as RIBA president until the end of August but it seems his mind is already turning to life beyond Portland Place.
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Reich is the drug
Readers will know that 1970s style icon Bryan Ferry is an outspoken critic of Stanton Williams’ plans to redevelop Sloane Square.
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Try roughing it
The days when students packed a rucksack and headed off by Magic Bus to discover unknown continents are long gone, it seems.
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Rude awakening
While innocently perusing the internet this week, Boots’ interest was caught by a feature about a glossy magazine named “Mies”.
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OpinionComrades unite
Oscar Niemeyer’s wonderful headquarters for the French communist party is the chosen location for this year’s RIBA conference in Paris, Boots can reveal.
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OpinionBlog: The design blog top 25
Putting aside professional rivalry, Phil Clark offers his guide to the best architecture in the blogosphere
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OpinionYou say: BD readers comment on the future of the Arch
Does Network rail have a duty to restore the Great Arch and will the latest station redevelopment plans be any improvement? Add your voice to the debate